Spring shade holder



May 19, 1925.

A. LAsKY SPRING SHADE HOLDER Filed 001;. 20, 1924 INVENTOR ATTORNEYPatented May 19, 1925.

UNITED STATES ANDREW LASKY, OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

SPRING SHADE HOLDER.

Application filed October 20, 1924. Serial No. 744,731.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW LAsKY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Scranton, in the county of Lackawanna and State ofPennsylvania, have invented newgous binding elements.

More specifically, the improvement comprises a disk member having aperipheral flange for approximately one-half of its circumference shapedto receive the bead of a shade therein, the said flange having securedto its ends a resilient member designed to snap beneath the remainder ofthe bead of the shade and thus efieotively clamp the same on the holder.

The improvement will be better understood when reference is to be had tothe accompanying drawings which form part of this application.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation showing a shade supportedin accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is an approximately central transverse sectional view throughthe improvement and through the shade.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the im proved holder.

Figure 4c is a similar View but showing the shade engaged in the holder,the shade being in section.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the numeral 1 designates thefixture for an electric bulb 2. The fixture is provided with the usualexternal head around which is clamped the usual split threaded ring 3that is designed to be screwed in the threaded socket 4: of a shadeholder 5. The shade holder is round in plan and is, in the main, similarto that ordinarily employed. As a matter of fact, my improvement isespecially adaptable for use in connection with the ordinary shadeholders. The

shade holder 5 has a peripheral downwardly extending inwardly directedflange 6 to engage the head 7 at the top of the shade H 8. The flange,in the present instance, 110wever, extends less than onehalf of thecircumference of the holder 5. The ends of the flange are formed withprojections in the nature of ears 9, and to these ears there are securedthe ends of a helical spring 10. The periphery of the holder 5, beyondits flange 6 is preferably formed with an in w'ardly directed lip 11 toengage with the upper edge of the bead 7 of the shade, as illustrated inFigure 2 of the drawings.

By having the flange 6 of the holder less than o-ne-half thecircumference of the holder, the beaded mouth of the shade may bereadily inserted in the said flange, and thereafter the resilientelement described as the helical spring 10 is swung beneath theremainder of the head. This brings the outer portion of the head intoengagement with the lip 11, and the shade is easily and quickly securedon the holder by the simple construction described.

Having described the invention, I claim 1. A means for sustaining ashade around a lamp bulb, comprising a disk having a central threadedsocket engaging a threaded element on an electric bulb supportingfixture and having a downwardly directed inwardly inclined peripheralflange of a length less than one-half of the cir cuinference of the diskand said flange de signed to receive therein the beaded mouth of ashade, and a flexible element secured to the ends of the flange to bereceived in the portion of the bead of the shade not engaged by theflange.

2. A shade holder for electric lamp bulbs, comprising a disk having aninwardly directed peripheral flange of a length less thanone-half of thecircumference of the disk, said flange having its ends extended toprovide ears, a helical spring having its ends secured to the ears, andthe periphery of the disk, beyond the flange, being slightly inturned toprovide a lip.

I11 testimony whereof I afiix my signa ture.

ANDREW LASKY.

